Friday 13th May 2016

BCfm’s weekly Politics Show presented by Tony Gosling

At five – discussing the big stories in Bristol, Britain and around the world
After six – straight talking and investigative reports with Martin Summers

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First hour: News review: Bristol West MP Thangham Debbonaire’s battle with breast cancer – how to prevent getting cancer;  domestic violence – rehabilitation;  schools and children fulfilling potential; benefit sanctions unlawful – Tory austerity agenda doesn’t work, prioritising rich over poor, homelessness, regulation of rent;  Marvin Rees as new Bristol Mayor – diversity and commitment to housing;  BBC coverage of elections – Labour gained 18 council seats and Tories lost 47 councillors – first past post electoral system, proportional representation, boundary changes, election expenses fraud; London Mayoral election – Tory election ‘guru’ Lynton Crosby failed but knighted! Anti Semitic accusations against Sadiq Khan fail in London; interview with Steve Norman who is squatting a council house in Avonmouth that has been sold at auction – sale due to be completed by Wednesday 18th May; empty council houses;  Metro Mayor – devolution? Bath councillors vote yes to the money, no to the imposed metro mayor; shortcomings of the Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP); in or out of EU? Thangam says in for protection against Tories and to prevent run down of British industry Airbus successes; blacklisting of construction workers – compensation is not enough and it’s not justice; Tories wanting to change BBC – BBC chief Rona Fairhead and convictions the HSBC laundered money for terrorists and drug cartels while she was chairman of HSBC’s ‘risk committee’; Tories have withheld key documents from election fraud investigation, taken to court by the Electoral Commission.
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Second hour: investigative reports: Iraq: bomb attack in Baghdad; Chilcot Report in July – Blair impeached? Western model of democracy imposed on middle east – Mullahs; Muqtada al-Sadr in Baghdad – Sunni and Shia building communities. Syria: leader of Hezbollah killed by Israel. Libya: US has two permanent military bases. Yemen: drones; ISIS moving in; Saudi Arabia, Mossad, CIA behind ISIS; Gulf News website – canal to carry oil through Yemen. Is UN useful? Better than nothing! PMQs Jack Lopresti – Afghanistan foreign policy.  Army officers using drones for targeted killing – committing murder? – RAF/USAF Waddington in Lincolnshire is UK based used by British and Americans to assassinate people and innocent bystanders in any part of the world, US military aircraft fly in and out of Waddington with no markings on. 9/11:  Saudi Arabian government employees were support workers for 9/11 attackers – according to 28 pages redacted from report.  Michael Flynn, former head US Defence and Intelligence Agency (DIA), said was ‘wilful decision’ to create ISIS – Dempsey, Seymour Hersh. Britain funds ‘rebel fighter groups’ propaganda war in Syria  – soft war, psychological warfare, strategic communication.  Hilary Clinton’s e-mails hacked by Russia – malware on her computer; Sarin gas signed off to Syria.  Snooper’s Charter:  PMQs Gavin Newland – UK surveillance state; Edward Snowden – surveillance didn’t know about, outside law; clip of Duncan Campbell on Snooper’s Charter and IP bill, Investigatory Powers Bill; Investigative journalist Duncan Campbell on BT being a listening network from beginning. From Gold-dollar to Petro-dollar to Narco-dollar 09May2016 by F. William Engdahl – the dollar going off the gold standard but being kept as the reserve currency – Panama papers and US now place to hide money. Corruption Conference – a sideshow.  Dima Rousseff, Brazilian President – manoeuvre to get rid of left wing in South America. Bilderberg in Dresden, Germany this year:  top 6 German ministers going.
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